I don’t like taking the offensive against other books. Ideally, people will read whatever they like on a topic and make up their own minds. I do like the saying, “There’s enough sun for everybody.” However, I  really don’t like being misrepresented, which brings me to why I’m writing this posting. My thanks to Vincent Larouche of RueFrontenac.com (an online newsite maintained by Journal de Montreal workers who have been locked out for the past 13 months), for clarifying my views on murdered Bandido prospect Jamie Flanz, and how he was accused of stealing drugs from the Hells Angels. I did not include that in my book because I do not believe it is in any way true and I have never believed it is in any way true. Nowhere, in the more than eight months of the mega-trial, or three related trials, or in the preliminaries for those trials, was this ever suggested by anyone as a motive for the slaughter. There were six very vigorous and creative defense teams at the mega-trial, and none of them even once floated this theory, to my recollection. It was also never mentioned once in chats I had in my research for the book, which ran the gamut from Hells Angels to  police. It’s not fair to Flanz’s family or memory to suggest this, nor is it fair to the families or memories of the other murdered men. However, I see that I am being linked to Alex Caine’s “alternative theory” nonetheless.  It’s absurd but I felt the need to clear the air on this.  Why would Hells Angels just leave a huge amount of drugs unattended? What are  the odds that Flanz would stumble onto these drugs on the side of a Toronto road, in a metropolitan area of roughly 5-million? Hopefully, this posting is the last time I have to wade into this muck. If you’re interested in a credible insider’s view, I recommend the work of Edward Winterhalder. We have different styles but I respect his knowledge and honesty. I think it’s safe to say we agree that the most fascinating part of this story is that the Canadian Bandidos totally self-destructed. They did not need an attack from the outside. As is generally the case, the true story is the best story.

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